J. Frederick Kelly

American architect

J. Frederick Kelly (1888–1947) was an American architect who has designed significant houses. Kelly was regarded as the leading architectural historian in Connecticut.^[1]^[2]

Kelly's work includes three properties listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, whose restoration or construction he is associated with:

Nehemiah Royce House, 538 N. Main St., Wallingford, Connecticut^[3]
Henry Whitfield House, 248 Old Whitfield St., Guilford, Connecticut^[3]
470 Livingston Street, a Colonial Revival house which is a contributing property in the Whitney Avenue Historic District, New Haven, CT^[4]^: 56

Kelly's writings include:

Early Connecticut Meetinghouses, Volumes 1 & 2, 1948. New York: Columbia University Press.
Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut', 1924. New Haven: Yale University Press.

References

^ David F. Ransom and John F. A. Herzan (October 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Nehemiah Royce House". National Park Service. and Accompanying seven photos, exterior and interior, from 1996
^ [1] Hartford Courant Sep 3, 1947 retrieved on 2021-04-19
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ William E. Devlin and Bruce Clouette (June 9, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Whitney Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 32 photos from 1988 (captions pages 60-62 of text document)